Structure of allowances

  1. Introduction
  2. Weekly Allowances Table
  1. Introduction

This is Islington’s payment system for allowances. The foster carers receive the full weekly allowances described in the table: Weekly Allowances Table (trix please link)

  • Maintenance allowance covers the cost of caring for a child e.g. food, clothing, transport, pocket money, hobbies.
  • These allowances exceed the National Minimum Fostering allowances for London for all age groups.
  • Allowances for additional duties covers the costs of caring for a wider range of unknown, unrelated children and or a series of different children and emergency placements.
  • Reward fees are paid to professionally recruited carers who are approved to foster a wide range of children
  • Fostering allowances are not subject to financial assessment.
  • Adoption, [Residence Orders] and [Special Guardianship] allowances are subject to Islington eligibility criteria and financial assessment.
  • Child benefit is payable to adopters, Residence Orders and Special Guardians and other welfare benefits may be available for these carers but not to foster carers.
  • Disabled children’s carers may be entitled to DLA, depending on assessments.
  • Residence Orders are half of age related fostering/adoption/ special allowances and are financially assessed.
  • Regulation 38 is paid at half of fostering/adoption/special guardianship rates and is not subject to financial assessment.
  • Transitional arrangements will be made to secure no detriment to existing allowances already being paid.
  • Allowances will be paid direct to carers fortnightly.

2.Weekly Allowances Table

Maintenance allowance foster carers, special guardians and adopters / Allowance for additional duties placements / Reward fee / Type of placement / Out of London 85% of residence, SG, adoption
rate
0-4 / £142..64 / 72.96 / 133 56 for the first child / retainer
£106.64 for second child / Professional fostering / N/A
0-4 / £142..64 / Kinship foster care / N/A
0-4 / £142.64 / Special guardianship in London / 85%
0-4 / £71.32 / Regulation 38 / N/A
0-4 / £71.32 / Residence order in London / 85%
0-4 / £142.64 / Adoption in London / 85%
5-10 / 162.62 / £52.99 / 133 for the first child
106 for the second / Professional Fostering / N/A
5-10 / £162.62 / Kinship foster care / N/A
5-10 / £162.62 / Special guardianship in London- / 85%
5-10 / £81.31 / Regulation 38 / N/A
5-10 / £81.31 / Residence order in London / 85%
5-10 / £162.62 / Adoption
In London / 85%
11-18 / £203.40 / 96.62 / £133.56 or 106.64 for second child / Professional Fostering / N/A
11-18 / £203.40 / Kinship foster care / n/a
11-18 / £203.40 / Special Guardianship in London – / 85%
11-18 / £101.70 / Residence order in London / 85%
11-18 / £101.70 / Regulation 38 / N/A
11-18 / £203.40 / Adoption in London / 85%

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